Closed · SFOP0006965 · CFDA 19.700 · Discretionary

Women’s Empowerment Through Economic Inclusion

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$988K-$988K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 28, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Women’s Empowerment Through Economic Inclusion is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs that offered $987,500 -- $987,500 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 149 other opportunities from Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.

$988K-$988K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.700
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Women’s Empowerment Through Economic Inclusion is closed (last close June 28, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs still indexes 149 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 28, 2020

Posted May 28 Closes Jun 28

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

SCA seeks to fund an expandable regional pilot project in South Asia focusing on women's empowerment through economic advancement. Targeting women owned small and medium enterprises, assistance should incorporate lessons learned, and should be tailored to address local needs and take advantage of local momentum. Areas of assistance likely may include: strengthening the capacity of women business owners, support for regulatory and tax reforms, increasing access to finance, and increasing access to local, regional and global procurement markets and technology needed to sustain and grow businesses.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for Women’s Empowerment Through Economic Inclusion is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). 8 other Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs listings share this eligibility-code string (5% of 150).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Charles Pritchard, PritchardCH@state.gov

What to do next

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